Chimney stop



June 29,1926.

J. H.l SUTTON camminil sToP Filed April 15', 1925 INVENTOR .iii

ATTORNEYS Patented June 29, 1926.

Applicationtiled-"April 15, .-1925, :'Seral Noflg..

-My-invention is a chimney stop `.or cover 'plate for the opening of a*nre-place, :and ,it fconsists in the combinations, .construcvrtions and.arrangements herein 'described land claimed. y

-An object of ythe invention is. the .provision of a cover-for `afire-place opening :whichhas facilities for Avsecuring rthe cover firmlyalthough 2releasably Yto the front face :of the chimney Wall whichsurrounds ythe lire- "place opening so thatthe cover willbein*substanti/ally Jair-tight: Contact :with the wall VAof the-chimney'and1withuthe floor or hearth -attheffront ofthe fire-placevopening and thepassage of dust, cold .air .and the .like through the lire-place openingfrom lthe chimney linto the adjacent room will be prevented.l

A ffurtherobject of the invention is the provision-of ja-cover of thecharacter de- --scribed -which will enhance the appearance ofthefire-place rather than detract from Ythe `appearance ofthe latter.

`'rif-still further object ofthe invention zis 'the provision in-a-deviceof the .f character described of a noveland highly eflicientmeans for detachably securing .theire-place cover in la desirablevposition `with respect to the `fire-'place opening.

'Gther objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from theyfollowing description, considered yin conjunction `with =the'accompanying drawings,;in which I :Figure 1 is a perspective :viewshowing -the improved cover applied :toa vfire-place,

Figure i2 is a lvertical section fthrough fthe 'cover and through aportion of the 'fireiplace, and

l, VFigure -3-isa fragmentary perspectiveview 'showing Aone Vof .the,adjustable fastening members lfor lsecuring the cover in place againstthe fire-place structure.

vThe improved-cover is formed yof asingle sheet fof material, preferablyalight gauge INmetal, and-comprises afbody portion ;1,ihaving anintegralflange portion?r ataitslupper end and `integral iange portions 3at its opposite sides, these fianges 2 and 3 extending rearwardly andoutwardly from their juncture with the body 1 and being formed withoutturned lip portions 2a and 3a, respectively, at their outer edges.The outturned lip portions 2a and 3a lie in the same vertical plane andare substantially parallel lgtofithe body portion '1. ,also are Aformedwith integral outturned lip A:portions brat their bottom edges,=thesehot- -tom lip portions l 3b being merged iat `their vint-1er ends ,intoa Yforwardly turned lip ,-4

lower edge of -zthe latter.

'will now Vvbe described.

The side lfranges 3 which .is ,integral with the body l .at the The lipportions ,3b Vande-lie in :a plane which yextends substantiallyVrit-right"angles to the'body'por- `tion il ofthe '.coverand thereforeare adapted torrestiiatwise-on a hearth -orlikeihori- 4zontal surfacewhen Tthe body portion .1 is

:substantially perpendicular to the yhearth ,or "like surface andtheYlip portions 2a fand 3a are `disposed flatwrise against -the -vf-rontface ofithe lire-place structure or chimney 6 with the-lip ,2aypositioned aboveand 'adjacent to the plane `of the upper wall .of thefire-place opening` 7 and the yrespective Vside lip portions! 3 beingincontact with' the -face ofthe' fire-place structure at-opposite :sides,of the fire-place opening.

The lips at .the marginal edges-ofthe cover :may be bent slightly vasrequired to coliform to 1r- ;regulfariti'es of ,surface oftheire-p'l'ace struc- :ture :or hearth and it therefore will be manifestthat the cover will provide asub- .stantially fair-.tight vseal for thefire-place opening when the cover is secured tightly,respectively'having the adjacent-end portions vthereof lapped and 1nvsliding contact with vone another, onefofthe bars 9 and '10 having alongiudinalslotfas :indicated at 11 infthe `bar 9 and the other barcarrying .a fastening device, such as the bolt 12 which is slidableinthe-slot 1:1 and :is Venga-ged by a ,nut'i13 whereby the-bars 9 and 10can be clamped together Ain adjusted .position and 'the effective lengthof the member 8 v.thus .adjusted within limits.

The bar 10 is twisted adjacent to its inner end and has an inner endportion 141 formed with a horizontal opening 15 adapted to it over thefree end of a horizontal anchoring stud 16 which is fixed in a side wallof the lire-place cavity and which extends for part of its lengthhorizontally in the fire-place cavity, the free end of the stud beingturned upward as indicated at 17. The bars 9 of each member 8 is turneddownwardly and slightly rearwardly adjacent to its outer end asindicated at 18 to rest fiatwise against the inner face of the bodyportion 1 of the cover when the member 8 is inclined upwardly toward itsouter end as shown in Figure 2 and an opening 1) in the end portion 18of the bar 9 is in register with an opening 20 in the body portion 1.The outer end portion 18 of the bar 9 has a nut 21 secured permanently,as by welding, to the inner face of the portion 18 of the bar 9 inregister with the opening 19 and a knob-like handle 22 has a threadedshank 23 adapted to be projected through the alined openings 20-19 andengaged with the nut 2l. it is preferred that two of the members 8 shallbe provided, one at each side of the fire-place and opening, and it is.manifest that manipulation of the handles 22 to thread the shanks 23through the nuts 21 will cause the cover 1 to be clamped securely'inplace against the lire-place structure and on the hearth 5, thetightening of the handles 22 tending to draw the cover inwardly anddownwardly with respect to the lire-place opening.

The handles 22 may be made of brass or any other suitable material whichis susceptible of ornamentation. The cover may be embossed, painted orotherwise formed or finished to have any desirable and ornamentalappearance. A strip 24 of asbestos preferably is secured by adhesive orin any suitable known manner to the Contact faces of the lips at themarginal edges of the cover although this sealing strip may be dispensedwith if desired.

lf desired, the body of the cover may be provided with an opening forthe reception of a stove pipe or for the reception of any suitablefitting for attachment to a stove. lt of course will be understood thatsuch opening would normally be closed V,by a suitable lid when notemployed to accommodate a stove pipe or like fitting.

lt will be observed that the stop is so cupped or formed because of itsconstruction that it is adapted to lit over a grate frame in a fireplace opening even though the grate frame bulees out at the top, as isusual.

lf] hen the stop has an opening with which a pipe from a stove isattache/d, the entire draft of the chimney will be through the stove,thus making it possible to burn any kind of fuel without clogging ofthe` stove pipe.

rEhe stop may be made with a marginal strengthening border or rib aroundthe bottom if desired.

Obviously, my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other thanthat herein described and I therefore consider as my own all suchmodifications and adaptations of the form of the device herein describedas fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A cover of the character described comprising a plate-like bodyadapted to be disposed at the front of a lire-place opening in positionto cover said opening, said body having an opening formed in the upperpor tion thereof, a. fastening member comprising a pair of bar-likesections having the adjacent ends thereof adjustably connected, theouter of said bar-like sections having a downwardly and rearwardlyturned end portion formed with an aperture in alinement wth the openingin the body of the cover, a nut carried by said downwardly and inwardlyturned end portion, and a handle positioned at the front of the coverand having a. shank extended through said alined openings, and inthreaded engagement with said nut, and a stud projection fast in a wallof said fire-place opening, the inner bar section of said fasteningmember being attached to said stud projection.

2. A cover of the character described comprising a plate-like bodyadapted to be disposed at the front of a lire-place opening in positionto cover said opening, said body having an opening formed in the upperportion thereof, afastening member comprising a pair of bar-likesections having the adjacent ends thereof adjustably connected, theouter of said bar-like sections having a downwardly and rearwardlyturned end portion formed with an aperture in alinement with the openingin the body of the cover, a nut carried by said downwardly and inwardlyturned end portion, and a handle positioned at the front of the coverand having a shank extended throughV said alined openings, and inthreaded engagement with said nut, and a stud projection fast in a wallof said fire-place opening, the inner bar section of said fasteningmember being attached to said stud projection, said fastening memberbeing inclined downwardly and inwardly from its outer end wherebytightening of said handle will tend to move said cover inwardly anddownwardly.

JOHN HARDY SUTTON.

